The Sunshine Centre

Analysis

The Sunshine Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05876714). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sunshine Centre reported income of £688k and spending of £859k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £388k to £688k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Sunshine Centre sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Learning Partnerships (£688k), Keighley Community Nursery Ltd (£690k) and Routeways Centre Limited (£687k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 8.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £286k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.